Foster Avenue & East 55th Street
Foster Avenue and East 55th Street meet at a three-way junction in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Glenwood Rd, is 1,230 feet away for the B7, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Glenwood Rd, 1,230 feet away, for the B7.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Glenwood Rd B71,230 feetB7
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1527 Utica Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1960.
Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 55th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 55th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Foster Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Foster Avenue & East 54th Street 290 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 56th Street 310 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 53rd Street 600 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 57th Street 640 feet
- East 56th Street & Preston Court 650 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 55th Street 710 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 54th Street 870 feet
- Kings Highway & Foster Avenue 930 feet
See every intersection along East 55th Street or Foster Avenue.